Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
The New York Times reports that the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice, Europe’s human rights court, ruled on Tuesday that it would allow companies to monitor their employees emails if they are notified in advance. The ruling applies to the 47 countries of the council of Europe, a distinct bloc from the European Union which includes nearly every country on the continent.
A new Gallop poll shows that support for the labor movement is up from an Obama-era low. 61% of Americans say they support unions, up from 48% eight years ago and the highest since 2003. Gallup suggested that, at least with Republicans, the rise can be attributed to President Trump’s rhetoric about restoring manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
Axios reports that Houston may run into trouble finding workers to rebuild the city, and that President Trump’s decision to end DACA may exacerbate the problem. Between a quarter and half of Texas’ construction workforce are illegal immigrants.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is holding a hearing today on the sharing economy. The full list of witnesses and a link to view the hearing can be found here.
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March 13
Republican Senators urge changes on OSHA heat standard; OpenAI and building trades announce partnership on data center construction; forced labor investigations could lead to new tariffs
March 12
EPA terminates contract with second-largest union; Florida advances bill restricting public sector unions; Trump administration seeks Supreme Court assistance in TPS termination.
March 11
The partial government shutdown results in TSA agents losing their first full paycheck; the Fifth Circuit upholds the certification of a class of former United Airline workers who were placed on unpaid leave for declining to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons during the pandemic; and an academic group files a lawsuit against the State Department over a policy that revokes and denies visas to noncitizens for their work in fact-checking and content moderation.
March 10
Court rules Kari Lake unlawfully led USAGM, voiding mass layoffs; Florida Senate passes bill tightening union recertification rules; Fifth Circuit revives whistleblower suit against Lockheed Martin.
March 9
6th Circuit rejects Cemex, Board may overrule precedents with two members.
March 8
In today’s news and commentary, a weak jobs report, the NIH decides it will no longer recognize a research fellows’ union, and WNBA contract talks continue to stall as season approaches. On Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers cut 92,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4 percent. A loss […]